WESTLAKE, Texas, Nov. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Solera
Holdings, Inc. today announced the integration of its parts
procurement solutions, including Distribution Service Technologies
("DST") and APU Solutions ("APU"), to form InPartTM.
Through InPartTM, Solera will enable online parts
procurement from the industry's largest network of suppliers
directly within the existing systems and workflow of collision and
mechanical repair shops.
"Our vision is to become the premier procurement solution for
all part types, including OEM, aftermarket, and recycled parts, for
global collision and mechanical repair workshops," said
Tanvir Arfi, President of Solera's
Service, Maintenance Repair ("SMR") & Parts platform.
"InPartTM leverages the capabilities of Solera companies
across market segments, extending the value of our solutions for
all of our customers – whether an insurer, repairer, or part
supplier."
Solera's parts procurement solutions meet the unique business
requirements of collision and mechanical shops, tailoring the user
experience interface, functionality, and workflow to the market
segment and end user. InPartTM will streamline the
process of searching for, pricing, and purchasing OEM, aftermarket,
and recycled parts for both the collision repair and mechanical
repair markets.
For the collision repair market, InPartTM builds on
APU PartsNetwork's successful 15-year foundation and provides
benefits for all three stakeholders involved in a collision repair
- the auto insurer, body shop, and parts supplier. Based on a
patented workflow, PartsNetwork is used in thousands of shops and
quotes over 103.5 million parts annually valued at $20.5 billion.
"InPart makes it easy for us to buy the parts on an estimate,"
said Marshall Mizuno, Estimator with
Heppner's Auto Body in Inver Grove
Heights, Minnesota. "From within the software's workflow we
are able to locate the right parts and purchase them
electronically, saving us time."
For the mechanical repair market, InPartTM
incorporates DST's eCommerce Gateway and Identifix's award-winning
DirectHit® mechanical repair support website. Together, they
combine vehicle repair information with real-time part information
(e.g. pricing, availability), enabling users in over 53,000 repair
shops to make intelligent purchasing decisions at the time of
need.
By being open to integrating with the industry's leading
estimate management systems, body shop management systems,
mechanical shop management systems, and part suppliers' inventory
management systems, InPartTM automates the entire parts
procurement process, eliminating redundant or manual tasks for all
stakeholders – insurers, shops, and parts suppliers.
About Solera
Solera is a leading provider of risk and asset management
software and services to the automotive and property marketplace,
including the global property and casualty insurance industry.
Solera is active in over 75 countries across six continents. The
Solera companies include: Audatex in the
United States, Canada, and
in more than 60 additional countries; HPI, CarweB and CAP
Automotive in the United Kingdom;
Informex in Belgium and
Greece; Sidexa in France; ABZ and Market Scan in the Netherlands; Hollander, serving the North
American recycling market; AUTOonline, providing salvage
disposition in a number of European and Latin American countries;
IMS, providing medical review services; Explore, providing data and
analytics to United States
property and casualty insurers; Identifix, providing solutions for
the SMR market; AutoPoint and DMEautomotive, providing data-driven
tools to enhance SMR experiences and facilitate customer retention
and marketing solutions for the retail automotive industry; and
I&S, a provider of software and business management tools,
third-party claims administration, first notice of loss and network
management services to the U.S. auto and property repair
industries, specializing in glass claims. For more information,
please refer to Solera's website at www.solera.com.
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